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Brown vs. Board of Education
Segration in public schools becomes prohibited. -
Training of Professional Personnel Act
This act helped to train instructors to teach students with special needs. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
This act was to help students from lower income families by providing federal funds to lower income school districts. -
Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia
Was used to ensure that schools could not refuse education to students by citing lack of funds -
PARC v Penn Board of Education
Sued a state law that allowed public schools to deny education to children who had not “attained a mental age of 5 years”. -
Section 504 of The Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Protects Special Education students from discrimination -
Education for All Handicapped Children Act
Required that students with disabilities had equal access to funds from the government -
Handicapped Children’s Protection Act
This gave parent's more of a say in the curriculum of their special needs child. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Ensures that children with disabilities have the resources that they need -
Americans with Disabilities Act
Prohibits any discrimination against anyone with disabilities -
No Child Left Behind Act
This act is to ensure that every student has equal access to education. -
Every Student Succeeds Act
Builds on progress of the education system over the last 50 years.
